Retiring early is possible for many people, but it requires smart planning and reliable income sources. Dividend-paying investments offer one path by providing consistent cash flow while still ...

Dividends offer income, stability, and long-term growth potential. Learn how they work, why they matter, and how to use them ...

Dividend stocks are often categorized in superficial ways, primarily lumping together all higher yielding stocks as "high yield" and lower yielding stocks as "dividend growth." There are many nuances.

Interest income and dividend income are two ways that investors can earn money from their holdings. However, they come from very different sources and have different tax treatments. Interest income ...

Investors can find consistent growth and passive income in new trends, as well as dependable, simple businesses.

Learn how forward dividend yield forecasts dividends as a stock percentage, compares to trailing yield, and is calculated for ...

Verizon recently extended its dividend growth streak to 19 years in a row. The S&P 500 currently has a paltry dividend yield ...

Most dividend ETFs can be categorized as dividend growth, dividend quality or high yield. It's important to look under the hood to figure out which one (or more) it is. Most dividend ETFs can be ...

Owning dividend-paying stocks is a great way to build long-term wealth. You can earn passive income from the dividends and benefit from capital appreciation as stocks gain in value. Historically, ...

Take a Financial Advisor Quiz. Dividend stocks are an attractive investment option because you can earn regular payments just by owning a company stock or a dividend-focused fund. But before you ...

Almost all of my net worth is tied to my dividend investment strategy. Yet, at the same time, I fully realize that dividend investing is suboptimal (at least for some). In the article, I discuss the ...

Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...